First Arabic Virtual World Celebrates World Book Day

The first Arabic 3D MMO Game and virtual world is celebrating the World Book and Copyright Day on April 23rd 2009.

For two weeks starting April 14th, the publisher of this 3D virtual world will give away virtual gifts containing messages that promote books and encourage players to discover the pleasure of reading.

This virtual world is an MMO game (called Arabic Rappelz) that was localized, culturalized, and published by Game Power 7, a company that specializes in online game publishing and development. Arabic Rappelz is the first Arabic MMO game to be published in the region.

Arabic Rappelz was commercially launched on March 16th, 2009.

About Game Power 7

A publisher and developer of online MMO games and related digital media, Game Power 7 emerged as the first gaming company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Game Power 7 is a subsidiary of Weiss Investment, a leader in media business in MENA and Southeast Asia regions, and the owner of the Spacetoon and Space Power TV stations and media hubs.

Game Power 7 published the first online MMO game in the region, Arabic Rappelz, thus, taking the risk of this untapped market in MENA

The company has built a state-of-the-art game localization and culturalization facility that provides global game developers with value-added game publishing services

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